Paul Hinds bowl #N004

N4 --- $85.00 --- this is the orientation view --- more pics down below

diameter: 8 1/4"
height: 2 1/2"

finish: old finish was one application of natural stain then one coat of high gloss regular polyurethane and then one coat of high gloss spar polyurethan (with UV blocker); new finish is 10 thin coats of satin-finish spar polyurethane (with UV blocker)

WOODS USED: [SEE DISCUSSION ON THE MAIN PAGE OF THIS SITE IF ANY OF THIS IS UNCLEAR]

base: redheart topped by birch veneer

view 1: zebrawood, padauk, goncalo alves, then the box

view 2: afrormosia, cypress, redheart (not very red), cypress

view 3: canary, aromatic red cedar (with sapwood, aromatic red cedar, red oak, ebony veneer, pine

view 4: aromatic red cedar (?) over osage orange over red aromatic cedar then further in is a wedge of white limba (?)

view 5: cocobolo over holly veneer over cocobolo, all backed by tulipwood then mahogany then ebony veneer then african blackwood then the box

view 6: African mahogany, afrormosia, ebony veneer

view 7: padauk, walnut, aromatic red cedar (with sapwood), red oak, ebony veneer, pine, then the box

view 8: hard maple, walnut(?), aromatic red cedar (with sapwood), oak, ebony veneer, cypress

BOX: lower center is bocote flanked by padauk about above the bocote is a lamination of ash, cherry, and walnut. The top and bottom of the box are osage orange (the bottom has sapwood)

flaws/issues: mahogany in view 6 has a small wormhole.

There were major separation flaws but I cleaned them up, reglued them, and re-turned the bowl. The result isn't perfect since the glue forms a slight ridge-line, so I've only brought the price from the previously discounted $25 back up to $85 instead of the original $110.

Note from before the bowl was reworked: MAJOR FLAWS: There are two stress separations in this one. First, at the padauk in view 1 and then at the mahogany in view 5. This is an early bowl, made some years ago before I realized the extent to which this kind of problem can occur. It is quite rare in my current bowls, but I saw several occurances in older ones. Visually, they don't detract from the bowl, but because of them, I've reduced the price from $110 to $25.

comments: except for what turned out to be a pretty crummy piece of redheart in view #2, the wood is excellent throughout this one. View #5 has some terrific cocobolo backed by a really gorgeous, although small, piece of tulipwood.

views 1c and 1d

views 2b and 5b

view 5c